IAN WRIGHT was impressed by Arsenal's performance against Bayern Munich before they conceded a penalty in the second half.

The Gunners had their backs to the wall after losing the first leg 5-1 but started well and took a deserved lead through Theo Walcott before Bayern reacted after the interval.

Laurent Koscielny was sent off for bringing down Robert Lewandowski, who scored the resulting penalty, before Arjen Robben struck and then Douglas Costa and an Arturo Vidal double inside seven minutes added insult to injury.

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Arsenal fell apart after Robert Lewandowski's penalty

And former Gunners striker Wright said: "The first game was more upsetting than this.

"I thought the guys had a bit of a go. After the penalty decision it started to go against us.

"It's a sad day because we've gone out again at this stage. We're going through a period in our history that's the worst.